1) Adjacent 2) Closest 3) Immediate 4) Near 5) Next 6) Nighest 7) Proximal 8) Proximate 1) Close 2) Closest 3) Closest are sent away 4) Companion of dearest 5) Directions-inquiry word 6) Horseshoes point 7) Intimate and then some 8) Least far 9) Least generous 10) Least remote 11) Least removed 12) Minimally distant 13) Most accessible 14) Most at hand 15) Most available 16) Most close 
[adv] - (superlative of `near` or `close`) within the shortest distance
nighest adverb (superlative of `near` or `close`) within the shortest distance; `that was the time he came nearest to death`